Mary-Alice Thompson (she/her)
@mathompson.bsky.social
writer (poetry, fiction, plays), student, gardener, singer, teacher, mother, retired lawyer
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Happy Thanksgiving. Alice's Restaurant is almost 60 years old but the message about resisting authority en masse is just as relevant today. 😘
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November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. Alice's Restaurant is almost 60 years old but the message about resisting authority en masse is just as relevant today. 😘
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in which i offer recommendations for 49th Shelf: new/recent titles by Anna Swanson, Qurat Dar, Isabella Wang, Melanie Dennis Unrau, Gillian Sze, Jumoke Verissimo, Hajer Mirwali + Sadiqa de Meijer, / @49thshelf.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ;
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A Wealth of Reading · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press).
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
in which i offer recommendations for 49th Shelf: new/recent titles by Anna Swanson, Qurat Dar, Isabella Wang, Melanie Dennis Unrau, Gillian Sze, Jumoke Verissimo, Hajer Mirwali + Sadiqa de Meijer, / @49thshelf.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ;
49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/11...
49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/11...
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In our recent documentary, we asked people from different communities to define the ideal man.
The answers are enlightening... 👇
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER - THE IDEAL MAN youtu.be/5I2RH02vHEk?...
PS, my son, Adam, playing cello.
The answers are enlightening... 👇
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER - THE IDEAL MAN youtu.be/5I2RH02vHEk?...
PS, my son, Adam, playing cello.
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER IDEAL MAN
YouTube video by Greg Floyd
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November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In our recent documentary, we asked people from different communities to define the ideal man.
The answers are enlightening... 👇
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER - THE IDEAL MAN youtu.be/5I2RH02vHEk?...
PS, my son, Adam, playing cello.
The answers are enlightening... 👇
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER - THE IDEAL MAN youtu.be/5I2RH02vHEk?...
PS, my son, Adam, playing cello.
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Backlist Mondays: The Western Alienation Merit Badge by Nancy Jo Cullen. Shortlisted for the ReLit Award for novels, A smart book dripping in Calgarian history, Merit Badge is dramatic queer coming of age set against the backdrop of the National Energy Program.
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Backlist Mondays: The Western Alienation Merit Badge by Nancy Jo Cullen. Shortlisted for the ReLit Award for novels, A smart book dripping in Calgarian history, Merit Badge is dramatic queer coming of age set against the backdrop of the National Energy Program.
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Ok, I work for small charity and all I’m hearing these days is how AI is unavoidable; get on board or get run over. I believe in meaningful work for humans. Is it possible to resist adoption of AI at your company? Anybody doing it? How?
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ok, I work for small charity and all I’m hearing these days is how AI is unavoidable; get on board or get run over. I believe in meaningful work for humans. Is it possible to resist adoption of AI at your company? Anybody doing it? How?
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Strangely, Friends by @kdubin.bsky.social is on @mcnallyrobinson.com's Best Sellers list this week! Learn more about the book: btlbooks.com/book/a-histo...
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Strangely, Friends by @kdubin.bsky.social is on @mcnallyrobinson.com's Best Sellers list this week! Learn more about the book: btlbooks.com/book/a-histo...
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Rachel Ruysch (1664 – 1750), still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands who specialized in flowers, achieving international fame in her lifetime #WomensArt
October 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Rachel Ruysch (1664 – 1750), still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands who specialized in flowers, achieving international fame in her lifetime #WomensArt
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#Malta: In memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups call on authorities to adopt a National Action Plan on Media Freedom and Journalist Safety.
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Malta: In Memory of Daphne. Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action Plan — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
15 October 2025: On the eve of the anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups are calling on the national authorities...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
#Malta: In memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups call on authorities to adopt a National Action Plan on Media Freedom and Journalist Safety.
Read more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/malta-i...
Read more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/malta-i...
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'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees of the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa #WomensArt
October 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees of the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa #WomensArt
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
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My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
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October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Two words.
Alex Navalny.
Eventually this is where we'll find out whether SCOTUS is completely corrupted or not.
Alex Navalny.
Eventually this is where we'll find out whether SCOTUS is completely corrupted or not.
"Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter what the indictment says, because Halligan was going to indict Comey no matter what. That’s literally why she’s in the job — to bring the sort of sham charges that the previous US attorney, Eric Siebert, would not."
The tragicomical indictment of James Comey
In a sane country this thing would be laughed out of court.
www.publicnotice.co
September 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Two words.
Alex Navalny.
Eventually this is where we'll find out whether SCOTUS is completely corrupted or not.
Alex Navalny.
Eventually this is where we'll find out whether SCOTUS is completely corrupted or not.
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Women, if your body’s changed after childbirth…
… you made a whole person. Possibly more than one. You MADE A WHOLE HUMAN BEING.
That’s amazing. That’s astonishing. Of course you’ve been changed by that. It’s RIGHT that you’ve been changed by that. Ignore anyone who says otherwise.
… you made a whole person. Possibly more than one. You MADE A WHOLE HUMAN BEING.
That’s amazing. That’s astonishing. Of course you’ve been changed by that. It’s RIGHT that you’ve been changed by that. Ignore anyone who says otherwise.
September 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Women, if your body’s changed after childbirth…
… you made a whole person. Possibly more than one. You MADE A WHOLE HUMAN BEING.
That’s amazing. That’s astonishing. Of course you’ve been changed by that. It’s RIGHT that you’ve been changed by that. Ignore anyone who says otherwise.
… you made a whole person. Possibly more than one. You MADE A WHOLE HUMAN BEING.
That’s amazing. That’s astonishing. Of course you’ve been changed by that. It’s RIGHT that you’ve been changed by that. Ignore anyone who says otherwise.
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What is happening in #Alberta the first — and largest — book ban of its kind in Canada.
"What the government of Alberta is doing here is book banning. It is literary censorship and we should use those words," Ira Wells told CBC.
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"What the government of Alberta is doing here is book banning. It is literary censorship and we should use those words," Ira Wells told CBC.
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier decries Edmonton Public Schools' banned book list | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith slammed the Edmonton Public School Board Friday morning for its banned book list, which features more than 200 titles.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
What is happening in #Alberta the first — and largest — book ban of its kind in Canada.
"What the government of Alberta is doing here is book banning. It is literary censorship and we should use those words," Ira Wells told CBC.
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"What the government of Alberta is doing here is book banning. It is literary censorship and we should use those words," Ira Wells told CBC.
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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HAHAHAHA UHHHH WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK??????
September 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
HAHAHAHA UHHHH WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK??????
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"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places:
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
August 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places:
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Endling, written by Maria Reva, is an unforgettable novel about the journey of three women and one extremely endangered snail through contemporary Ukraine.
Find out more about this #BookerPrize2025 longlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/93wbixn0qe
Find out more about this #BookerPrize2025 longlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/93wbixn0qe
August 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Endling, written by Maria Reva, is an unforgettable novel about the journey of three women and one extremely endangered snail through contemporary Ukraine.
Find out more about this #BookerPrize2025 longlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/93wbixn0qe
Find out more about this #BookerPrize2025 longlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/93wbixn0qe
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“Do you know how to read?”
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
August 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“Do you know how to read?”
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
“No. It is one of the black arts.”
He nodded. “But a useful one,” he said.
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A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
July 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
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Susan Wismer shares her poem ‘On Distance’ with us today, along with some of her favourite poets, the other art forms that inspire her, and some of the best advice she’s received as a writer. Thanks Susan!
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July 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Susan Wismer shares her poem ‘On Distance’ with us today, along with some of her favourite poets, the other art forms that inspire her, and some of the best advice she’s received as a writer. Thanks Susan!
pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...
pinholepoetry.ca/an-interview...
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If this is true then it is treason.
High treason.
Canada must investigate whether Trump' dangled $500 million to support the break up our country.
Danielle Smith needs to come clean with Alberta and Canada on any backroom negotiations to aid the destruction of Canada.
www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/t...
High treason.
Canada must investigate whether Trump' dangled $500 million to support the break up our country.
Danielle Smith needs to come clean with Alberta and Canada on any backroom negotiations to aid the destruction of Canada.
www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/t...
Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state was revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.
www.desmog.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If this is true then it is treason.
High treason.
Canada must investigate whether Trump' dangled $500 million to support the break up our country.
Danielle Smith needs to come clean with Alberta and Canada on any backroom negotiations to aid the destruction of Canada.
www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/t...
High treason.
Canada must investigate whether Trump' dangled $500 million to support the break up our country.
Danielle Smith needs to come clean with Alberta and Canada on any backroom negotiations to aid the destruction of Canada.
www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/t...
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The Woman Who Lives in the Sun' (1960) by Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Woman Who Lives in the Sun' (1960) by Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray was a famous 18th century French midwife who designed various teaching aids to train midwives about anatomy and obstetrics. Her work saved many lives in the age #WomensArt
July 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray was a famous 18th century French midwife who designed various teaching aids to train midwives about anatomy and obstetrics. Her work saved many lives in the age #WomensArt
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Apparently we are not allowed to question anything the PM does. This is what Trumpworld is like: let's not let that kind of insidious blind sycophancy spread to Canada.
It is perfectly legitimate to ask why Carney said during the campaign that he would fund CBC and now wants them to cut spending.
It is perfectly legitimate to ask why Carney said during the campaign that he would fund CBC and now wants them to cut spending.
July 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Apparently we are not allowed to question anything the PM does. This is what Trumpworld is like: let's not let that kind of insidious blind sycophancy spread to Canada.
It is perfectly legitimate to ask why Carney said during the campaign that he would fund CBC and now wants them to cut spending.
It is perfectly legitimate to ask why Carney said during the campaign that he would fund CBC and now wants them to cut spending.